USAFFE GUERRILLA OFFICERS OF NORTHWEST PAMPANGA AND SOUTH TARLAC, JANUARY 30, 1945; CONCEPCION, TARLAC 80 years since the Liberation of Luzon and the war ended, there are still forgotten history that needs to be highlighted. In the province of Tarlac, a photograph of the USAFFE guerrilla leaders and organizers tells a thousand words of forgotten …
INVESTIGATING HISTORY SERIESThe Remaining of the Japanese WWII Tunnels of Hakozaki-Yama 箱崎山の日本海軍トンネル The Kembu Group Composite Army and Navy Division ケンブグループ陸軍と海軍の複合部隊In 1945, 80 years ago, the Japanese military around Bamban-Fort Stotsenburg area, on the rugged high ground of Bamban Hills and Zambales Mountains, established the Naval Forces last stand area. From the rugged terrain of …
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AMERICAN 40th DIVISION GUN BLAST JAPANESE POSITION ON BAMBAN HILLS, JANUARY 1945.1945年1月、バンバン丘陵の日本軍トンネルに向けて発砲するアメリカ軍の砲兵隊。 Bamban and Bamban Hills combat operations by the 40th Division U.S. Army has the distinction of having the numbers of combat photographs taken by the division and the U.S. Army Signal Corps in the M1 Luzon Operation. And since this year, we are …
80th Anniversary of Liberation 1945 – 2025JEEP TRAIN IN BAMBAN 1945 On January 23, 1945, the 160th Infantry, 40th Division U.S. Army entered Bamban on the morning and fought a battalion of the Takayama Detachment at the town center and on the northern sector with the aid of the local guerrillas. It was the Liberation …
80th Anniversary of LiberationGENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AND THE BATTLE FOR CLARK FIELDダグラス・マッカーサー将軍とクラークフィールドでの戦闘、1945年1月29日 Visiting Battle Front 戦線訪問Eighty years ago, on January 29, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur, as the 5-star General of the Army, had set foot at Clark Field for the first time in Liberation 1945. He had just come from the infamous Camp O’Donnell P.O.W. …
On June 29, 2025 , in spite of the heavy rains, we successfully welcomed the arrival of official representatives from Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare from their Tokyo Office lead by Director Ishikuza Tetsuro and Furukawa Kazuchika with forensic experts to assess some suspected remains of Japanese war dead left in the former …
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So proud of being Filipino, as we celebrate our 127th Independence Day this June 12, 2025. The struggle of our forefathers in the fight for freedom that spans in the epoch of our Nation’s History, from Lapu-Lapu, to the many uprisings and revolts, to the Katipunan, then our Revolutionists, the Army of the Republic, and …
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THE BAMBAN BRIDGES: FROM PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR TO WWIIDuring WWII, there were two high multiple-span steel bridges traversing the Paruao River, the vehicular bridge and the railroad bridge. Bamban was one of the towns of Tarlac were both important transportation routes passed. To the west, were the high ground of the Bamban Hills, overlooking the two …
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Memorial Day 2025WWII HEROES PROJECT 2025SERGEANT EVERETT R. BROOKS: AN AMERICAN WWII GUERRILLA LEADER IN TARLAC Bamban WWII Museum Heroes HallMay 26, 2025 is an American federal holiday, the Memorial Day, honoring military personnel who died in combat serving in the armed forces. As an American ally in WWII, at Bamban WWII Museum, we deemed …
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Investigating History:GERERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR’s HEADQUARTERS IN TARLAC The MacArthurs, both father (Arthur) and son (Douglas) had reminiscence in history in the Tarlac Province. The father, leading the 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, fought the Filipino Army of Liberation at the Bamban Line near the present Bamban Museum. The son, General of the Army, was with …
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